Mahfoozur Rahman Nami
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Mahfoozur Rahman Nami | |
|---|---|
 Inscription on Grave of Nami | |
| Member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1946–1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1911 Rasra Balia |
| Died | 17 November 1963 (aged 52) |
| Alma mater | Jamia Miftahul Uloom, Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Founder of | Jamia Arabia Masoodia Noorul Uloom & Azad Inter College Bahraich |
Mahfoozur Rahman Nami (May 1911 – 17 November 1963) was an Indian Muslim scholar, politician and an author. He was an alumnus of Jamia Miftahul Uloom and Darul Uloom Deoband. He established Madrasa Nūr-ul-Ulūm and Azad Inter College in Bahraich.
Nami was born in May 1911.[1] He completed his primary studies at Jamia Miftahul Uloom with Abul Lateef Nomani and Habib al-Rahman al-'Azmi.[2] Nami entered the Darul Uloom Deoband 1344 AH, where he studied with Hussain Ahmad Madani, Izaz Ali Amrohi and Ibrahim Balyawi. He graduated in 1348 AH.[2]
Nami established Madrasa Nūr-ul-Ulum in Bahraich.[1] He also established Maulana Azad Nur-ul-Ulūm High School, now known as Azad Inter College, in Bahraich.[3] He contested the 1946 Indian provincial elections on the ticket of Indian National Congress. He served as the member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1946 to 1951.[4] He was the Parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education.[4] In 1359 AH, Darul Uloom Deoband nominated him as a court member of Aligarh Muslim University along with Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi and Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi.[5]
Nami died on 17 November 1963 in Bahraich and was buried near the grave of Shah Naeemullah Bahraichi.[1]